Polling suggests that the Prime Minister’s attitude is very similar to that of the general public.
The Reigate MP has made a complaint to the county’s Police and Crime Panel about the Surrey PCC’s pronouncements.
Most Tory MPs either have no elections in their seats or only for a minority of their councillors, often in a minority of wards.
Thousands of people told me what they wanted Surrey Police to focus on and so this plan is their priorities.
This is a victory for free speech. But the system is flawed. The way to resolve controversies is through the ballot box.
I want to ensure that every pound that goes into policing makes us safer, while also protecting the taxpayer.
A directly-elected representative, answerable to the voters, is more democratic than an anonymous Police Authority.
The PCCs for Suffolk, Dorset, Avon and Somerset, Hertfordshire and Wiltshire strongly back the stance taken by their colleague in Surrey. Other were less emphatic.
Speaking out on this controversial subject is brave. But the Surrey Police Commissioner is not alone in doing so.
Too often councillors are cheerleaders-in-chief for incongruous cultural blots on our landscapes.
The version with a super-imposed triangular design celebrates hard-line transgender ideology.
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Wiltshire have cut off funding. Some Labour councils have also pulled out.
The group founded to campaign for gay rights has become a threat to women, children, and to free speech.
Sworn at by the crazy bagpipe cat lady of Langley Vale. Rain. People still moaning about Brexit. Lost by nine votes. But no regrets.
New housing must strengthen, not undermine a sense of community. Guildford residents don’t want the sort of tower blocks seen in Woking.